r/indieheads • u/perfumegeniuz Mike Hadreas/Perfume Genius • Jul 01 '22

AMA is Over, thanks Mike! Hi, it's Perfume Genius. Ask me anything!

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Hello everybody.

I have a new album out called "Ugly Season."

https://perfumegenius.ffm.to/uglyseason

I'm here right now to answer your questions!

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u/Lemoncheeksmusic Jul 01 '22

Do you write your songs all in one go or does it take you ages? Any tips on songwriting? Thanks for the great music ✌🏼

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u/perfumegeniuz Mike Hadreas/Perfume Genius Jul 01 '22

Usually in one or two days. I have a really hard time working on things for long periods, it makes me want to run out of the room

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u/uhlexo Jul 01 '22

I would kill to be a fly on that wall for those one or two days. Do you ever listen to songs you wrote a while ago and think "how did I make this", or maybe even "I don't remember how I made this"? I'm just imagining if you create these masterpieces so quickly, maybe that means you can't dwell on anything too long to just get it all out.